Only Beneath the Sages

Sun Star.

It did not take Dan Jing long to return to his happy old home. He went straight beneath the Fusang Divine Tree and entered secluded cultivation.

At present.

Dan Jing still had quite a few things to do—

First.

He needed to properly refine the many treasures he had obtained from that old Sage, such as the Measuring-Heaven Ruler and the God-Slaying Spear!

Second.

Given that Xi He and Chang Xi might also have sensed the opportunity of "Operation of the Sun and Moon," "establishing day, night, and the four seasons," and "determining the order of time"—

Dan Jing decided—

Before the two sisters truly comprehended it, he would thoroughly perfect this opportunity!

That way, they would not take away any more merit from him!

Third.

To be honest—

Dan Jing had once again encountered a new bottleneck in the Primordial Unity Realm.

He only needed to enter seclusion and digest the contents of the old Sage's third lecture. Dan Jing was confident that he could further perfect his Primordial Dao Fruit.

He would step into the Late Primordial Golden Immortal realm, perhaps even the Perfected Primordial Golden Immortal realm!

Dan Jing always kept one point firmly in mind—

Only sufficient strength would let him seek fun more effectively.

Rather than provoking powerful figures and getting beaten to death by a crowd.

After all, what he liked was finding amusement, not being abused!

Seclusion—

Was already imperative.

Within the heavens and earth of the Primordial World.

For the many cultivators who had achieved success in the Dao, there were not many matters worth paying attention to!

As it happened.

The battle over the strand of Primordial Purple Qi in Red Cloud's hands—

Was one matter that quite a few people had been watching closely!

Although everyone who had watched the battle, harbored ill intentions, or directly made a move had suffered miserably—

In the end, the course of that battle still became known throughout heaven and earth.

They might not have known every detail.

But they knew the general outline—

Red Cloud and Zhen Yuanzi joined forces to face the many powerful figures who had come to seize the Primordial Purple Qi.

This was the first stage of the battle!

Minghe acted foolishly and enraged Dan Jing, who had been watching the show. Dan Jing entered the fray and, with every gesture, suppressed both sides as well as everyone secretly watching and harboring ulterior motives.

This was the crushing battle of the second stage!

That battle.

Also made cultivators large and small throughout the Primordial World completely acknowledge one fact—

The lord of the Sun Star, the Sun God Dan Jing, was the undisputed "number one beneath the Sages"!

Kunlun Mountain.

Inside the Jade Void Palace.

Within the Supreme Clarity Hall—

Laozi did not care in the slightest about Dan Jing's so-called title of "number one beneath the Sages"!

No matter how resounding that title was, was it not still beneath the Sages?

And he, Laozi—

Was destined to become one of the Sages in the future!

Why should he worry about or care for someone who was merely "number one beneath the Sages"?

Although at this stage, the Three Pure Ones truly had to avoid Dan Jing's sharp edge.

Laozi had never cared about momentary victories or defeats!

Just as he had warned Yuanshi—

Flowing water did not contend to be first; it contended to flow on without end!

What Laozi contended for was ten thousand ages upon ten thousand ages, not success or failure in this brief moment.

At this moment.

There was only one matter in Laozi's mind:

"What Daoist title should I change to?"

For a powerful figure like him, changing his Daoist title had to either accord with his own Great Dao, his innate foundation, or his Dao heart and aspirations.

It could not be changed lightly!

At present.

Laozi had yet to think of a new Daoist title worthy of spreading throughout the Primordial World and representing his existence!

Inside the Jade Clarity Hall.

Yuanshi frowned, his expression far from pleasant.

He snorted coldly:

"He truly is a madman—unrestrained by any taboo, lawless and wild!"

In Yuanshi's eyes—

Dan Jing was simply an ignorant, reckless madman with no restraints whatsoever!

An existence like this was a shit-stirring rod in the heavens and earth of the Primordial World and should not exist at all!

As for that ridiculous title of "number one beneath the Sages" on Dan Jing?

What a joke—

Had anyone ever seen a Sage fear an ant beneath himself?

Without becoming a Sage, one would ultimately remain an ant.

Of course.

Yuanshi also admitted—

The current Dan Jing was indeed formidable, and Yuanshi could not afford to provoke him yet!

Within the Highest Clarity Hall.

Tongtian narrowed his eyes slightly, his fingers gently stroking the Green Duckweed Sword in his hand. Battle intent covered his face.

He sneered:

"Number one beneath the Sages? What an imposing title!"

"Heh heh..."

Unlike Laozi and Yuanshi, he did not disregard the repeated humiliations he had suffered at Dan Jing's hands.

Tongtian cared a great deal!

And he had long since gritted his teeth and sworn in his heart—

How many times Dan Jing had beaten him, how heavily he had struck, and every other detail—Tongtian had remembered them all!

Yes.

Tongtian clearly knew that he could not defeat Dan Jing right now, even with the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation!

After all, that thing—

He had yet to fully figure it out, and it could not become part of his combat strength at all!

But Tongtian swore—

He would definitely repay Dan Jing for the humiliation he had suffered!

Fengqi Mountain.

Within the immortal pavilion beneath the Wutong Tree—

Fuxi stroked his long beard with a smile, profound light shining in his eyes.

He said:

"Number one beneath the Sages? That madman has gained quite the limelight!"

Opposite Fuxi.

Nuwa, dressed in an azure immortal gown, raised a brow, her gaze filled with chill.

She said:

"But in the end, he is only... beneath the Sages!"

Nuwa now felt that she had truly risen in the world.

With the Primordial Purple Qi in hand, she would sooner or later attain the Dao and become a Sage. She no longer regarded Dan Jing as a threat or placed him in her eyes.

Fuxi froze for a moment.

He glanced at his younger sister, whose expression carried pride, and roughly understood what she was thinking.

Indeed—

What his sister said was also quite true!

"Number one beneath the Sages" was, in the end, merely beneath the Sages.

And his younger sister was an existence destined to become a Sage.

Naturally, she had the right not to place a mere "number one beneath the Sages" in her eyes!

But Fuxi still had something to say.

His expression turned serious:

"From what I see of Dan Jing, his fate is extraordinary. In the future, perhaps... he may accomplish something extraordinary!"

Although Fuxi had never dealt with Dan Jing and had only seen him a few times.

He could still tell—

That madman Dan Jing possessed an exceptionally extraordinary fate!

If Dan Jing wished to accomplish something between heaven and earth, everything would go smoothly for him. He could easily achieve a great undertaking beyond the reach of others' gazes.

"Hmph!"

Nuwa gave a cold snort, icy light flowing through her beautiful eyes.

She sneered:

"Without becoming a Sage, one will ultimately remain an ant!"

Ah, this—

His younger sister was right!

Fuxi wisely chose not to argue.

He could only nod lightly:

"What Sister says makes sense! Madman Dan Jing... is nothing more than an ant!"

Though he, Fuxi, was an ant among ants.

Who knew when it had begun.

Whenever the topic concerned Madman Dan Jing, his younger sister would no longer reason with anyone.

At such times—

He had to stroke her fur the right way, or he would easily get beaten!

Leisurely clouds reflected in the pool while the days drifted by; things changed and stars shifted through several autumns.

In the blink of an eye—

Six epochs passed in a hurry.

Sun Star.

Rumble—

An incomparably terrifying Primordial Unity aura flowed out from within the Sun Star, shaking this starfield!

Then.

It withdrew again in an instant, as though it had never appeared at all!

At this moment.

Beneath the Fusang Divine Tree—

Dan Jing, who had emerged from seclusion, opened his dazzling golden eyes.

A moment later.

The brilliant radiance in those golden eyes receded, replaced by a trace of confusion.

Dan Jing stroked his chin:

"How... should I attain the Dao?"

He had already tempered his Primordial Dao Fruit to perfection.

Next—

It was time to ponder the matter of attaining the Dao.